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I like the workouts but found I needed a lot more warm up than she provided to avoid injuring myself. There is also a fair bit of jumping in her circuits and I hurt my knee because I wasn't listening to my body enough and that slowed me down for about three months. But I'm old. :-)

I'm 5'4" and I want to get down to my college weight eventually-- 155. When I weighed that, I wore a size six jeans and small tops. I had a 28 inch waist too! I got down below 140 after graduate school and I looked and felt terrible, way too thin.

Look into the Tupler technique, it's a set of exercises that work to repair this issue and most of the exercises are done seated at the start. She wrote a book, Lose Your Mummy Tummy (pretty sure that is the title) and there are classes you can take but I think if you Google Tupler technique and read up, you could get the…

I avoid it as much as possible when trying to lose. Not only does my body retain more water when I drink, I'm using calories for alcohol that could go to foods that will give me real nutrition and I need good foods to be the focus when I'm cutting calories or I feel crappy. And there's the fact that after a drink or two,…

What does your doctor say? I would be wary of putting too many demands on my body at this time. Nursing, pregnancy and intense work outs while restricting calories sound like you're expecting a lot from your body. Were it me, I would probably stop tracking, eat the Brewer's diet, listen to my body and take long walks/do…

I would love to be a donor but I've dropped pumping for now. Working from home full time while also being the full time caregiver for my babe means I am stretched to the limit! I stopped pumping on Saturday and my boobs are finally feeling normal again today (Wednesday.) I'm sure I'll have to build a stash again in the…

Yeah, you need to eat in order to lose. LLL recommends a minimum of 1800 calories a day. I eat 2150 as a base and more with exercise. I'll open up my diary so you can see what I eat. You can see some days are better than others! You might want to page back a week or two because I was eating weird during Easter and some…

Welcome and congrats! I tried to diet at around 3 months post partum but was really really really not physically ready. It wasn't until she was almost 7 months old that I could get started.

I hope the second time is successful for you! My baby is actually 9 months old and we skipped spoon feeding and went right for finger foods. Yesterday, I skipped pumping because it was so busy and I leaked though my dress top during a random diapering because I was so full but I didn't pump for the rest of the day and I…

Overnight I was thinking about how important good nutritional choices are while breastfeeding and trying to diet. I know I feel SUPER run down when I'm not getting lots of fruits, vegetable and lean protein and I imagine that could have an impact on supply as well. While I don't follow the diet plan, I think Eat Well, Lose…

I add breastfeeding as a custom exercise or pick a random exercise and put in minutes that equal 500 calories (my friends list is made up of all people I know irl and they all know I am breastfeeding, so it's fun to pretend I instructed an aerobics class for 90 minutes.) I like to add it as exercise because it…

I second JessiAnn88's questions about calories and also would set your weight loss goals to 1-0.5 pounds per week (this is the rate at which BFing moms can lose weight without issues according to the books/articles I've read) and your activity above sedentary (no mom to a nursling is sedentary!) I looked over your diet and…

What is your goal set to for weekly weightloss? A breastfeeding mom should have a goal of losing 1/2 pound to 1 pound per week. More than that can influence supply but more likely will make mom feel run down. Also, what activity level are you set to? There isn't a mom on this board who is truly sedentary, so make sure your…

I like Mother's Milk tea and still drink it occassionally when I need to pump to build up my stash. I make it as an iced tea by mixing the Mother's Milk with Berry Zinger. This makes it taste a LOT better. That said, I think it's really important not to get yourself into an OVER supply situation by taking galactogogues in…

Yes, I eat the same things over and over. Breakfast tends to be scrambled eggs and toast. Lunch is often tortellini (my daughter loves them) and a little meat and veg. Dinner tends to be a toss up. I love having a glass of wine at night but find I feel super crappy over night/the next morning with even a little bit of…

I think you're probably eating too little. Would you be willing to try eating your exercise calories back for a week or two? Or setting your daily calories to moderate activity? You've been working out pretty hard lately. I think your body needs more fuel.

I've read a few books on the topic and the conventional wisdom on the topic is not to go below 1800 calories while breastfeeding but most women need to be at at least 2100 calories in order to get the nutrition needed to sustain mom and baby. When you go too low, generally it is the mom that suffers with poor health and a…

I add 500 calories to my daily diet and make sure I eat them and lose. My baby is six months old. I would recommend not dieting until your supply is very regulated (mine didn't regulate until my baby was nearly four months old) as I have known a few moms to kill their supply by not eating enough. Enjoy those extra calorie!…